pgSIT-Drosophila (IMAGE)
Caption
This is a schematic of the new precision-guided sterile insect technique (pgSIT), which uses components of the CRISPR/Cas9 system to disrupt key genes that control female viability and male fertility, resulting in sterile male progeny.
Credit
Nikolay Kandul, Akbari Lab, UC San Diego
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Must be used in conjunction with Nature Communications paper on the precision-guided sterile insect technique.
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